From the Hemmings Nation Flickr pool: Down Under in the Seventies

Every now and then, our pal Hugo90 finds another photo from his time spent in Australia during the 1970s, dusts it off and uploads it to the Hemmings Nation Flickr pool. It’s an eclectic mix of photos, ranging from racers like the Holden Torana above, shot in 1975 at the Mt. Tarrengower Hillclimb in Maldon, Victoria, to some Studebakers, a Chrysler converted into an ambulance, and a whole mess of utes. Here’s hoping he hasn’t reached the bottom of that collection just yet.

Ford Falcon XA ute, shot in 1974 on Leopold Street in Maribyrnong, Victoria. “This one has pinstriping and scallops like they did on the big rigs in the Seventies.”

Larry Youngsays:

April 18, 2012 4:48 pm

Steve Cochranesays:

April 18, 2012 5:17 pm

I wish that I had kept my pictures of the 5 years I spent in Aus and NZ. I had some great cars down there too. had a 36 Morris that looked like a miniature 32 Ford Victoria, that I was going to shoehorn a 318 Chrysler into, but became homesick and walked away from it. Built a new chassis, had all of the bodywork done, but ran into problems getting engine parts.